NEET shocker: No metal buttons, high heels, full sleeves allowed inside exam hall
A candidate, who was wearing a pair of jeans, was asked to remove a pocket as well as metal buttons from the clothing.
In Short
- The candidate said she was asked by officials to remove her innerwear.
- Another candidate was asked to remove pocket and metal buttons from the clothing
- Those living in NEET centre vicinity helped candidates by giving them suitable clothes to wear.
In a shocking incident, Tamil Nadu students appearing for the NEET exam were not allowed inside the examination hall wearing full sleeve shirts. Also, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed that she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Other women candidates too faced a harrowing experience due to a strict dress code in force.
"My daughter went inside the centre, only to return later and hand me her top innerwear," said her mother.
Each student was even checked with the help of a torch near the gate and even the earholes were not spared. Metal objects, huge buttons, high heels, heavy ornaments were not allowed inside the examination hall either.
A candidate, who was wearing a pair of jeans, was asked to remove a pocket as well as metal buttons from the clothing.
Her father told IANS, "She was wearing jeans. Since it had pockets and metal buttons, they needed to be removed. I went to a shop about three km away from the exam centre and bought a new dress for her after getting the shop opened."
As it was getting late to write the exam, some parents asked their kids to remove their shirts, cut off the sleeves with a scissor and made them wear the uneven looking shirt to write the paper.
The NEET exam was conducted for admission to undergraduate medical courses in government and private medical colleges in the country with nominal success and more embarrassment across Tamil Nadu.
Close to 89,000 students participated in the test which was conducted in Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Namakkal and Thirunelveli.
"The whole purpose to take this exam is to calculate our eligibility but they are looking for some gadgets which might help us to cheat. They are acting as if affected by extreme paranoia", said a student who wrote NEET.
MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS' PROTEST
Apart from this, Tamil Nadu medical college students continued their protest for the 18th day. To acquire the attention of the state government, they conducted face painting and wrote letters with their blood.
Back in 2016, Jayalalithaa wrote a letter to Modi, got exemption from NEET and thanked him for his quick action. Her argument was that NEET would not be fair for students from rural Tamil Nadu.
(With inputs from IANS)
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